Man&#39;s neckwear



Feb. 5 1924. 1,482,560

J. A. HEWES MAN'S NECKWEAR Filed Aug. 10 1922 ture of my invention.

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JAMES A. HEWES, 01E MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T HEWES 85 POTTER, 0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A COJPARTNERSHTP COMPOSED 01E JAMES A. HEWES AND FRANK W. POTTER.

MANS NEGKWEAR.

Application filed August 10, 1922-; Serial No. 550,893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES A. Hnwns, a citizen of the United States residing at Melrose, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mens Neckwear, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to mens neckwear,

110 and the object of m invention is to provide in a made up necktie means for conveniently putting on and removing the same without untylng and for easily and accurately adjusting it in the collar.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my invention Fig. 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the tie embodyingamy invention.

eterring to the drawing, 3 is the usual large end, and a the usual small end of an ordinary four-in-hand tie. 5 is the neckband stitched to the small end a. t is a hook on one extremity of the neckband, and 7 is an eye on the upper extremity of the 2 large end 3 adapted to engage with the hook 6 on the neckband. 8 is a slidable clasp of the usual form for adjusting the length of the neckband 5 which latter extends through a ring 9 formed integral with the hook 6, and is doubled back upon itself and connected with the clasp 8. The small end 4 of the tie is adapted to slide through the knot 10 when a'pull is exerted upon it, but is bound within the knot sufiiciently tight 8 not to be displaced accidentally or without an intentional efiort to slide the same. Secured to the back of the large end 3 is a transverse loop 11 for guiding the small end a when being pulled through the knot 4 and for retaining it in a concealed position behind the large end 3. The neckband 5 is made of a thin and narrow strip of smooth and hard finished material, such as a silk or cotton braid. This is an'important tea- The difficulty ct sliding under a collar the neckband of a tie made of the usual silk or satin materials is well known. It is not only a source of annoyance and diliiculty, but it generally causes a strain and undue wear on the tie and a distortion of its shape. The material of which my neckbandis made slides freely under a collar and enables the wearer to adjust the tie with ease and accuracy and with no perceptible strain or wear upon the materialot the tie. g

The method of using my necktie consists of trying it on for the purpose of determining approximately the length of the neckband required by the particular wearer. The upper extremities of the large end 3 and the small end a should extend slightly above the knot 10, as shown in the drawing, thereby passing under the collar to a slight extent so that the neckband is not exposed to view. When putting on the tie, the small end at is pulled up sufficiently to enable the neckband 5 to be loosely passed around the collar and connected to the upper extremity of the large end 3 by means oi" the hook 6 and eye 7 the wearer then tightens the neckband 5 and adjusts the knot 10 in a desired position by pulling the small end ll downwardly through the knot 10 and the loop 9, by taking hold of the small end 4 below the loop 9, which latter guides the direction of the force in line with the passage in the knot 10 through which-the small end t extends and slides,preventing any lateral pull upon the knot 10 and thereby distortion of it, and preventing any enlargement of the passage of the knot 10 through which the small end 4 slides.

By means of this invention T am able to pro uce a necktie that has great durable qualities, requires no etfort or skill in tying the knot, and is easily adjusted with a minimum of strain and wear upon the material of the tie.

What l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

Tn a made up necktie the combination of a large end 3 having an eye, a small end 4L and a neckband 5 connecting said ends, said neckband consisting of a thin and narrow strip of smooth and hard finished material, one extremity of said neckband being secured to one of said ends, and the other extill Eltl

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tremity being provided with a hook to en- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set gage the eye in the other end of the tie, and my hand in presenc of two subscribing wita transverse loop secured to the large end nesses, this twenty-sixth day of July 1922. 3 of said tie, the small end i lying within and extending below said loop when the tie v, JAMES is being applied and adjusted to the collar, Witnesses:

and free to slide longitudinally through K. M. SULLIVAN,

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ALICE G. SULLIVAN. 

